Died at the age of 79 today but justice can not wait for the senate to get their act together. Theyve on obstructionists for a very long time now and he needs to. Nominate somebody to hear these cases about to come up in the next six months. Will be whether or not he will be able to get 60 votes. Yes, he can nominate anyone he chooses to nominate. But the fat is will look at this with a very curious eye. We know that the democrats they changed the way that we nominate appellate judges down to a simple majority. 50 plus 1 and that is something that now is going to come back i think and bite the democrats because theyre not going to roll over with 60 votes. Let me ask this. Almost immediately after the death of justice scalia. This president should wait and sight unseen. Were not sure who hes going to nominate. He could nominate a liberal judge who will run into trouble in the senate but shouldnt we wait to find out before we declare this president should not do it. He can go ahead and d
Republican nomination are here in South Carolina for their ninth debate, one week before this state holds the firstinthe south primary. George washington wrote that the truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains taken to bring it to light. We hope to shed some polite lite on the candidates positions tonight to help voters make up their minds. So, gentlemen, please join us on stage. applause moderator with us tonight, with us tonight are retired neurosurgeon, ben carson, of florida. Senator marco rubio of applause businessman, donald trump of new york. applause senator ted cruz of texas. applause former governor jeb bush of florida. applause and Governor John Kasich of ohio. applause now as most of you have heard by now, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died today at the age of 79. He was the longest serving member of the court, appointed by president reagan in 1986. Justice scalia was the courts leading conservative conservative, and even those who disagreed with his opinio
He will need everyones vote to win the Nevada Democratic caucus on saturday. He says. If elected, wealth equality is at the top of his to do list. The senator riled up the crowd talking about the greed in wall street. He promised to raise the minimum wage to 15dollars an hour. And demand equal pay for women. Bernie Sanders d president ial candidate the people who control our economy the people who control our political life are so powerful that there is no way that we can do what has to be done for the working families of this country, unless millions of people come together and demand it. Karen Castro Sanders also promised to pass comprehensive Immigration Reform and said if congress doesnt act, he will use his executive powers. When it comes to paying for college, he wants to offer free tuition at public institutions. At one point he also said the police force needs to be he got a loud cheer when saying he wants to legalize marijuana. Those are just a few topics. He also talked about
Tonight so lets start the discussion with justices. Lets start the discussion over justice. The question do you think he is right should obama wait to do an appointment . Well start with you . Personally i would like to see him wait and i would hope whoa wait. Weve had a discussion about this in the studio during the debate and before the president has the right to nominate anyone he wants to at any point. The senate does the confirmation and they can row jekt or accept it. I dont think that the president this president , is going to nominate a person to pass the 60vote threshold and thats what well see is a battle over the next several months. Right. It is right and i think he should do it and take his definitely beyond a doubt he has favorable candidates in mind he can name . What do you think . I think he should absolutely exercise his right and i was going through twitter during the debate and there was a video i found of ronald regan doing the exact same thing he nominated kennedy
Eight news now is live across the valley with what were seeing on the front lines. Were checking in with multiple multiple Campaign Sites and our special coverage gips now. This is politics now. And mia. Thanks for joining us us. Im dave. Im Paula Francis. Were waiting for the first results which were expecting sometime after 9 00 tonight. Long lines gave way to big vanessa, what do you see . Reporter were hearing two stories about this location. Our producer confirming there were several problems including long lines. When i talked to several people, they said for the most part, thing have been running smoothly. We caught donald trump as he was leaving here. I asked him several questions. Heres what he had to say. Mr. Trump, what can you say to nevada voters . I love nevada. You know that. I lot of voters here. Its a great place. What have you noticed . Tremendous energy. You see it yourself. This is really great energy. Reporter last night you had a couple of protestors escorted out.